Lid-lifter.



P. BAMMER.

LID LIFTER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 23, 1911.

Patented Feb. 27, 1912.

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COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPII CO., WASHINGTON, u. c.

ENTER PIUS BAMMER, 0F ASI-ILAND, OREGON.

LID-LIFTER.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 23, 1911.

Patented Feb. 2'7, 1912. Serial No. 650,968.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, Plus BAMMER, a citizen of Germany, who have declared my intention to become a citizen of the United States, residing at Ashland, in the county of Jackson and State of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lid-Lifters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in lid lifters and has for its object to provide a lifter for the lids of cans, tin boxes, and the like, which is neat in appearance, inexpensive. in construction and which is efiective in removing the lids from cans, boxes, etc, though they are made to fit air-tight and are troublesome to remove by the usual means at command. These and other objects are accomplished by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of the usual blacking box having a lifter attached, in open position. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view showing the lifter closed. Fig. 3 is a similar sectional View of Fig. 1. Fig. 1 is a detail of a supporting bracket. Fig. 5 is a detail of the operating lever. Fig. 6 shows a spring adapted to hold both the operating lever and the lifting member in closed position. I

Referring to the drawing in detail, 1 represents the lid of the ordinary tin box 2, such as that used for containing shoe polish and the like. At a convenient point on the lateral face of the box, is secured a bracket 10 by means of rivet 10, in the aperture 10 This bracket is provided with outwardly extending arms 6, having in their ends the apertures 16. The lifting member 8* is adapted to fit between the said arms, with the lip 3 resting beneath a corresponding projection 1 on the lid 1, when the parts are in closed posit-ion.

In the lower edge of the lifting member is fixed a bar 9 on which is pivoted the operating lever 1, upon the extension 12. Adjacent the point of support are formed the eyes 8, in the lever 1 in position to register with the apertures 16 in the arms 6 to which the lever is pivoted upon the pin 8. The operating lever extends outwardly for a short distance, at right angles to the lifting mem her, when it curves upwardly and forwardly so as to rest upon the upper surface of the lid, the tip 4 being curved slightly upwardly to afford a convenience in manipulation. A

wire spring 5 having the depending branches 5 is made to bear against the lifting member 3 the branches being bent to form the eyes 5 to afford a bearing on the pin 9. Each branch is then extended downwardly beneath its respective arm 6 of the bracket and raised again so as to form a support beneath said arms and thereby exert a forward pressure against the lifting member to hold it in contact with the body of the box. After extending upwardly a short distance the branches are bent downwardly again at 14, and again bent to form the eyes 15 for bearing on the pivot pin 8. The branches then terminate in the extensions 11, which bear against the operating lever 4, so as to hold it in closed position.

In operation, the tip 1 of the lever will be raised from the lid, rocking it on its pivot pin 8. The inner end 12 carrying the vertical member will be correspondingly raised, and since the lid rests normally upon the lip 8, a simple movement of the lever will easily and effectively raise the lid, no matter how tight it may fit. The spring holds the vertical member always in working position, and at the same time it holds the lever upon the box lid Where it will occupy but little space and offer no obstruction or inconvenience.

It is obvious that the lifter may be employed upon all sorts of cans or tin boxes having lids which fit closely and are hard to remove.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination of a covered box with a lid lifter, comprising a bracket secured to said box, a double lever pivotally mounted upon said bracket, and means for normally holding one member of the lever against the side of the box and the other upon the lid thereof.

2. The combination of a covered box with a lid lifter, comprising a bracket secured to said box, a double lever pivotally mounted on said bracket, one member of which normally stands beneath the edge of the box lid vwhile the other extends at right angles therefrom and comes to rest upon the lid, and means for yieldingly holding them against their respective members.

3. A box-lid lifter, comprising a bracket mounted on the box, an operating lever pivoted to said bracket, and a lifting member oted, at an intermediate point, to said bracket, a lifting member pivoted to the forward end of said lever and adapted to stand vertically against the side of the box, and a lip projecting from the upper edge of the vertical member to stand beneath the lower edge of the box lid, whereby, by the move ment of said lever the box lid will be raised.

5. In combination with a covered box, a lid lifter comprising a bracket mounted on said box, a lever pivoted at an intermediate point to said bracket the outer end of which is adapted to rest upon the box-lid, a lifting member pivoted to the inner end of said lever and adapted to stand vertically against the side of the box, a lip projecting from the upper edge of the vertical member to stand beneath the lower edge of the box-lid, and resilient means for normally holding said vertical member and said lever in contact with the box and lid respectively.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PIUS BAMMER. W ltIIQSSBSZ W. P. HIBBARD, AUGUST DONNERBERG.

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